490 FISHES. 



Tenth Division — Acanthopterygii Blenniifoemes. 



Body low, sub-cylindrical or compressed, elongate. Dorsal 

 fin very long ; the spinous portion of the dorsal, if distinct, is 

 rcry long, as well developed as the soft, or much more ; sometimes 

 the entire fin is composed of spines only ; anal more or less 

 long ; caudal fin siMruncated or rounded, if present. Ventral 

 fins thoracic or jugular, if present. 



FlEST FAMILY' — CePOLID^. 



Body very elongate, compressed, covered with very small 

 cycloid scales; eyes rather large, lateral. Teeth of moderate 

 size. No bony stay for the angle of the prceopieividmji. One 

 very long dorsal fin, which, like the anal, is composed of soft 

 rays. Ventrals thoracic, composed of one spine and five rays. 

 Gill-opening wide. Caudal vertebrm exceedingly numerous. 



The " Band-fishes" (Cepola) are small marine fishes, belong- 

 ing principally to the fauna of the northern temperate zone; in 

 the Indian Ocean the genus extends southwards to Pinang. 

 The European species (C. riibescens) is found in isolated ex- 

 amples on the British coast, but is less scarce in some years 

 than in others. These fishes are of a nearly uniform red 

 colour. 



Second Family — Tkichonotid^e. 



Body elongate, sub-cylindrical, covered loith cycloid scales of 

 moderate size. Eyes directed upwards. Teeth in villiform 

 bands. No bony stay for the angle of the prcGoperculum. One 

 long dorsal fin, with simple artieidated rays, and without a 

 spinous portion j anal long. Ventrals jugular, with one spine 

 and five rays. Gill-opening very wide. The number of caudal 

 vertebj'w much exceeding that of the abdominal. 



Small marine fishes, belonging to two genera only, Tricho- 



